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ComedyRomance

Easy Living

- It's dizzy - it's daffy, It's cockeyed - it's laughy!

J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out the window, it lands on poor hard-working girl Mary Smith. But it isn't so easy to just give away something so valuable, as he soon learns.

Release Date : 1937-07-16

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Jean Arthur

Character Name : Mary Smith

Original Name : Jean Arthur

Gender : Female

Edward Arnold

Character Name : J.B. Ball

Original Name : Edward Arnold

Gender : Male

Ray Milland

Character Name : John Ball Jr.

Original Name : Ray Milland

Gender : Male

Mary Nash

Character Name : Mrs. Jenny Ball

Original Name : Mary Nash

Gender : Female

Franklin Pangborn

Character Name : Van Buren

Original Name : Franklin Pangborn

Gender : Male

Luis Alberni

Character Name : Mr. Louis Louis

Original Name : Luis Alberni

Gender : Male

Barlowe Borland

Character Name : Mr. Gurney

Original Name : Barlowe Borland

Gender : Male

William Demarest

Character Name : Wallace Whistling

Original Name : William Demarest

Gender : Male

Andrew Tombes

Character Name : E.J. Hulgar

Original Name : Andrew Tombes

Gender : Male

Esther Dale

Character Name : Lillian

Original Name : Esther Dale

Gender : Female

Harlan Briggs

Character Name : Magazine Office Manager

Original Name : Harlan Briggs

Gender : Male

William B. Davidson

Character Name : Mr. Hyde

Original Name : William B. Davidson

Gender : Male

Nora Cecil

Character Name : Miss Swerf

Original Name : Nora Cecil

Gender : Female

Robert Greig

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : Robert Greig

Gender : Male

Lee Bowman

Character Name : Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Bowman

Gender : Male

Vernon Dent

Character Name : First Partner (uncredited)

Original Name : Vernon Dent

Gender : Male

Marsha Hunt

Character Name : Girl Getting Coat Dropped on Her at Finale (uncredited)

Original Name : Marsha Hunt

Gender : Female

Dennis O'Keefe

Character Name : Office Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis O'Keefe

Gender : Male

Stanley Andrews

Character Name : Police Captain Jackson (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Andrews

Gender : Male

Gertrude Astor

Character Name : Saleswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Gertrude Astor

Gender : Female

Richard Barbee

Character Name : Third Partner (uncredited)

Original Name : Richard Barbee

Gender : Male

Benny Bartlett

Character Name : Newsboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Benny Bartlett

Gender : Male

Wilson Benge

Character Name : Neighboring Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilson Benge

Gender : Male

Sidney Bracey

Character Name : Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Sidney Bracey

Gender : Male

Don Brodie

Character Name : Automobile Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Brodie

Gender : Male

Ethel Clayton

Character Name : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethel Clayton

Gender : Female

Dora Clement

Character Name : Saleslady (uncredited)

Original Name : Dora Clement

Gender : Female

Lois Clinton

Character Name : Brunette Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lois Clinton

Gender : Male

Tom Coleman

Character Name : Doubledecker Bus Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Coleman

Gender : Male

Elsa Connor

Character Name : Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Elsa Connor

Gender : Male

George Cowl

Character Name : Bank President (uncredited)

Original Name : George Cowl

Gender : Male

Virginia Dabney

Character Name : Blonde Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Dabney

Gender : Male

Hal K. Dawson

Character Name : Jeweler (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal K. Dawson

Gender : Male

John Dilson

Character Name : Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Original Name : John Dilson

Gender : Male

Lester Dorr

Character Name : Stock Investor (uncredited)

Original Name : Lester Dorr

Gender : Male

Florence Dudley

Character Name : Cashier (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Dudley

Gender : Female

Harold Entwistle

Character Name : Elevator Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Entwistle

Gender : Male

Amelia Falleur

Character Name : Housemaid (uncredited)

Original Name : Amelia Falleur

Gender : Male

Jesse Graves

Character Name : Graves - J.B. Ball's Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesse Graves

Gender : Male

Hal Greene

Character Name : Bellhop (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Greene

Gender : Male

Robert Haines

Character Name : Hulgar Stock Tally Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Haines

Gender : Male

Robert Homans

Character Name : Private Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Homans

Gender : Male

Arthur Hoyt

Character Name : Jeweler (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Hoyt

Gender : Male

Helen Huntington

Character Name : Stenographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Huntington

Gender : Male

Olaf Hytten

Character Name : Joseph aka Justin - Houseman (uncredited)

Original Name : Olaf Hytten

Gender : Male

Adia Kuznetzoff

Character Name : Bum (uncredited)

Original Name : Adia Kuznetzoff

Gender : Male

Lillian Lawrence

Character Name : Magazine Office Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Lillian Lawrence

Gender : Female

Carl M. Leviness

Character Name : Automat Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl M. Leviness

Gender : Male

Kathleen Hope Lewis

Character Name : Stenographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathleen Hope Lewis

Gender : Male

Nick Lukats

Character Name : Bum in Automat (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Lukats

Gender : Male

John Marshall

Character Name : Osric (uncredited)

Original Name : John Marshall

Gender : Male

Frank McLure

Character Name : Office Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank McLure

Gender : Male

Lu Miller

Character Name : Housemaid (uncredited)

Original Name : Lu Miller

Gender : Male

Rex Moore

Character Name : Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Rex Moore

Gender : Male

Frances Morris

Character Name : Assistant Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Frances Morris

Gender : Female

Bob Murphy

Character Name : Automat Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Murphy

Gender : Male

Forbes Murray

Character Name : Husband (uncredited)

Original Name : Forbes Murray

Gender : Male

Lee Phelps

Character Name : Hotel Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

John Picorri

Character Name : Ernest - Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : John Picorri

Gender : Male

Kate Price

Character Name : Laundress (uncredited)

Original Name : Kate Price

Gender : Female

Jack Raymond

Character Name : Bum (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Raymond

Gender : Male

Jack Rice

Character Name : Man in Ball's Outer Office (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Rice

Gender : Male

Hector V. Sarno

Character Name : Armenian Rug Salesman (uncredited)

Original Name : Hector V. Sarno

Gender : Male

Francis Sayles

Character Name : Martin - Houseman (uncredited)

Original Name : Francis Sayles

Gender : Male

Leonid Snegoff

Character Name : Chef (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonid Snegoff

Gender : Male

Edwin Stanley

Character Name : Second Partner (uncredited)

Original Name : Edwin Stanley

Gender : Male

Hayden Stevenson

Character Name : Chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Hayden Stevenson

Gender : Male

Bernard Suss

Character Name : Man in Automat (uncredited)

Original Name : Bernard Suss

Gender : Male

Laura Treadwell

Character Name : Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Laura Treadwell

Gender : Male

William Wagner

Character Name : J.B. Ball's Valet (uncredited)

Original Name : William Wagner

Gender : Male

Gloria Williams

Character Name : Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Gloria Williams

Gender : Male

Florence Wix

Character Name : Woman in Hat Shop (uncredited)

Original Name : Florence Wix

Gender : Female

Harry Worth

Character Name : Hindu Man on Bus (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Worth

Gender : Male

Reviews

B

barrymost

@barrymost

2021-06-23

Bad things happen when you throw your wife's expensive new Kolinsky fur coat off a roof. At least, that's the lesson Mr. J.B. Ball learned when he tried it, and all the ensuing mishaps and crazy rumors begin to follow him all over town. The comedic duo of Jean Arthur and Edward Arnold is fantastic, and the pair would be teamed to similar screwball effect the following year, in Frank Capra's classic "You Can't Take It with You". A very young, very dapper Ray Milland adds a nice touch to the fun in this film. The insane, rollicking story proves that you can actually make a movie, and a good one at that, about a man throwing a fur coat off a roof!